After being released by the authorities, Google executive Wael Ghonim addresses the crowds in Tahrir Square. 2011-02-9
Protestors express anger at the governments of France, Israel and the United States due to their support of the thirty-year Mubarak dictatorship. 2011-02-6
U.S. TV coverage of the uprising in Egypt is criticised for being both pessimistic and superficial and for its focus on what events mean for the U.S. and its regional allies. 2011-02-5
Protesters form a human chain in Tahrir Square to prevent tanks from entering the area. 2011-02-5
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon warns against attacks on demonstrators while visiting the English cities of Oxford and London. [http:--af.reuters.com-article-egyptNews-idAFLDE71120F20110202 (Reuters)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-breakingnews-219587-attacks-on-protestors-unacceptable ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2011-02-2
Google and Twitter team up to build a voice-to-tweet system to allow Egyptians to tweet despite the closure of Internet and mobile phone systems. 2011-02-1
The Egyptian Army states that it will not use force against protesters. 2011-01-31
The overnight atmosphere among the crowds gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square is tense with gunfire reported. 2011-01-31
President Hosni Mubarak orders his new prime minister Ahmed Shafiq to preserve subsidies, control inflation and provide more jobs as he battles an intense popular revolt against his 30-year rule. The announcement is read out on state television but has little effect as protesters vow to continue demonstrating until the Mubarak regime falls. 2011-01-31
Several countries, including Greece, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States, announce plans to evacuate citizens from Egypt. Cairo's U.S. embassy schedules flights to so-called safe haven locations in Europe. 2011-01-30